Addington Valley Academy

State-Funded School

addington-valley-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 9AZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Addington Valley Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 140 pupils. Addington Valley Academy is part of Orchard Hill College Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

31%

Black

14%

Mixed

25%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

140

Total Pupils

79%Boys

21%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 140
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Orchard Hill College Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.